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B-side
  
"Basing Street"

Genre
  
Rock music

Label
  
Columbia

Released
  
October 1979

Length
  
3:46

Writer(s)
  
Mickey Jupp

"Switchboard Susan" is a song written by Mickey Jupp and recorded by Nick Lowe for his 1979 album, Labour of Lust. The song reached #81 in Canada and #107 on the US pop chart.

The song was produced by Lowe.

Cover versions

  • Gary Brooker released a version of the song on his 1979 album, No More Fear of Flying.
  • The Searchers released a version of the song on their 1979 album, The Searchers.
  • Per Gessle and Niklas Strömstedt re-wrote the lyrics in Swedish and in 1980 the song was recorded by Rockfile. It was given the title "Marie i växeln", referring to an EMI employee.
  • Jupp released his own version of the song as the B-side to his 1980 single, "Rooms in Your Roof".
  • Rockpile released a version of the song on their 1980 live album, Live at Montreux 1980.
  • The Hamsters released a version of the song on their 2004 album, Open All Hours.

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